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nâ€"a â€". «fitâ€"[Wm v‘torgoret McCready, Dean of Macdonald Institute, '55iflg the Conlerence. -ss or that can better be obtained from ye other source, such as, perhaps. the De- ment of Education. We are trying to pro- e education for satisfying homes." liss McKercher spoke of the importance of wing about new practices, new things on market; it is also important to hold onto ‘ things that are fundamental and timeless. iis year the Home Economics Branch is re- tng an old practice of sending representa- =.s to District Annuals to discuss program inning. At the same time the Branch is tnging some of its methods in using more die and television. Each specialist on the symposium spoke on me of the highlights or the newer features her section of extension service: Miss Frances Lampman, Clothing supervisor ‘plained a new deveIOpment. the “Durable ‘ress,” a garment that comes from the washer “id dryer not needing any pressing. The ma- :rial has been treated with a chemical that timbines with the fibre; so when buying a gut- tent it should be examined carefully to see hat it fits well and that there are no wrinkles 1r puckered seams, because it cannot be al- .cred. Another problem is that there is some difficulty with dyes - colors are limited and Where cotton fibres are used they tend to break. Which means that they whiten; but as the proc- ess is developed and as the material is adapted to draperies, table "linens" and other house- hold fabrics as well as clothing. it will greatly reduce the work of laundering, saving the homemaker time for other things. “Durable Prefis” material is not yet available for home sewmg. Of the Millinery branch of the Clothing pro- gram. Miss McKercher said there was only One Millinery instructor on the extension staff. but from the training schools Mrs. Mildred MUlligan had conducted last year, local leaders SUMMER 1966 had carried the instruction to 2')!th women t..t_r the province. Miss Eleanor Flint. Supervisor of Home» crafts. spoke of the common adu'ce that use shnuld cultivate leisure ttrnc pursuits to prepare us for the years ahead when there v.tll l‘c' more leisure time for e‘aer)one. "I don't be- lieve In doing anything to fill time." Miss Flint said. and she stressed the porn: that when say "Arts and Crafts" we mean both and that working with fabric. copper or clay to make something beautiful has a psychological tulce Miss Flint sketched the content of the exten- sion program of homecrafts. using colored slides 01' hooked rugs. block printing designs such as a design of playing cards on a bridge cloth. a design adapted from the mall paper of u room. designs for decorating curtains. Lt quilt top. a child's dress_ There uere slides shouting leather-craft. copper tooling. crettel work and other needlecraft: appliqued quilts and pieced quilts. and Miss Flint explained that the course taught uomen how to make their oun quilt patterns from pictures of quilts. All the courses she said. also encourage ttomen to make orig- inal designs of their oun. To further encourâ€" age the development of homecrafts there is a kit of homecraft slides \th a commentarf. that anyone may borrow from the Loan Library. Miss Jean Armour. specialist in Home Furn- ishings. spoke of the influence of good home furnishing. decoration and maintenance on both physical and mental health. "We \sanl comfort in our homes." Miss Armour said. “but often ue ha\e few really comfortable chairs. good mattresses. good light and tables of the right height." And she went on to say that friendship suffers if a home is unattrac- tive and if we have no place tor privacy or for sociability, As a safeguard against unuise spending. Miss Armour stressed the importance of understanding the basic furnishing mate- rials and the synthetics. The extension service tries to help the homemaker in various urns. There is a course. "What's New in Home Furâ€" nishings?" and a forum on "Color in the Home“ is being planned. There are training schools for local leaders in making curtains and draperies and in home lighting and lamp shades. “We would like to hear front }0u about subjects you would like to have on the program and how )ou would like to have them treated.“ Miss Armour said. Miss Dora Burke. specialist in Management. told an interesting story of developing respon» sibilih‘ in voung people in the handling of monei'. A young man in his first job needed a car for transportation to and from \tork; and his parents were ready to help him by horrouing the money from the bank. But the bank ntahttger suggested they let him get his 13